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2 Comments
March 12, 2009 at 8:30 am
Hi Bob,
I’m a retail business reporter for the Columbus Dispatch in OH. I’ve read you comments on the Retail Wire email, which led me to your site.
From a personal perspective, I agree with your post on women’s clothing not fitting. One of my big things: they make pants too long for the average woman now — and who sews (or has time to) anymore? I’m 5 foot 6. If they offer petites, they’re a little too short on me. But the misses are cut so they don’t have to offer talls. What a pain, and adds another $10-$20 in tailoring fees to the pants, assuming they fit in other places.
On a professional note, I’m wondering if you’ve heard/seen this in the children’s or teen apparel areas as well. I cover Abercrombie and Tween Brands, which are both based here.
Thanks
March 12, 2009 at 8:43 am
Glad it resonated, while I haven’t heard of it specifically, I have to believe it is the same. When you are cutting hundreds of pieces of clothing, the tolerances of each piece are bound to be marginalized resulting in wide variances that have been deemed “acceptable.” Would mom’s know/care if the kid’s clothes don’t fit? Not sure. When we see boys on one hand wearing stuff in XXL when they should be wearing a M and girls squeezing – and I mean squeezing- into sizes two or three times too small is it as relevant as it is for adult woman?